Girls' name · since 1939
Tedra
Tedra has 822 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tedra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 822 have been recorded since 1939.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tedra has been recorded 822 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2006.
- #8,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 822 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tedra ranks #8,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tedra's 822 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Tedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tedra splits its recorded history at 1977: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2006
- Peak year (1972)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Tedra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (341 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Tedra's strongest decade.
341 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 88
1960s
88 births
- 1970s
1970s
341 births
- 1980s
1980s
198 births
- 1990s 113
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 341 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tedra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tedra's total volume
Tedra by state
Where Tedra concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 52 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
52 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Tedra's data
- Tedra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (341 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Tedras (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tedra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.